The News Agents
Episodes
"Leaky Sue"
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lib Dems have called for an investigation into why Suella Braverman is back in her role as home secretary one week after she resigned and apologis...
RISHUFFLE
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Truss and her podium left Downing Street around ten thirty this morning, with a brief nod to bravery and her excellent plans for cutting taxes. Ri...
Another new PM, Rishi Sunak
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At 1.57pm this afternoon, Penny Mordaunt's team were still insisting she would make it through to the final run off with Rushi Sunak to become Britain...
Boris Johnson pulls out
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The News Agents convene for a special Sunday night episode. Jon, Emily and Lewis talk through the big news breaking just an hour or so earlier that Bo...
Boris Johnson: Our Next Prime Minister?
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the week to end all weeks, we've lurched from the shortest prime ministerial era *ever* to the potential return of the last PM... who's only been a...
TRUSS QUITS. Now what?
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A day after announcing that she was a 'fighter, not a quitter', Prime Minister Liz Truss quits. A disastrous 24 hours for the Conservative government ...
EMERGENCY POD: "A shambles, and a disgrace"
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned, the Prime Minister appointed one of her fiercest critics, Grant Shapps, to the post. Her Conservative ...
The Liz and Suella Show
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We were about to publish this episode... and then the Home Secretary resigned. It came amidst a backdrop of a day in which an embattled prime minister...
Is 'sorry' enough to save the PM?
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After yesterday's stunning economic U-turn, today was a day where it was eerily quiet... almost too quiet. Why? Have the Conservatives finally decided...
'The Lady's not for turning up'
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today saw one of the biggest political U-turns in the UK for decades. The new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt appeared on our TV screens announcing a raft of e...
What is the point of Liz Truss now?
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Truss has sacked her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and u-turned on her corporation tax cut. But without him, and the economic policy which defined he...
Dear oh dear
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's so bad for our prime minister that even the King seemed to express dismay when he was caught on mic saying "dear oh dear" to his PM. As half the ...
Just don't call it a U-turn
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More government U-turns, gossip from an Anti Growth Coalition drinks party, and a PMQs debrief. Ian Blackford, SNP’s leader in Westminster also pops...
"Dark arts" at the Daily Mail?
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Daily Mail Group - Associated Newspapers - has been accused of 'abhorrent criminal activity' by Doreen Lawrence - mother of the murdered teenager ...
Putin's Revenge
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kyiv awoke to bombs, explosion and the sour smell of retaliation. Putin had spent his 70th birthday weekend watching his precious road bridge that lin...
Will the lights go out on us and Truss?
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The National Grid has warned that British households could face power blackouts this winter, if the energy crisis exacerbates. But Liz Truss' governme...
Suella has a dream
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has given us her 'I have a dream speech'. She got misty eyed as she imagined a newspaper front page showing a plane fu...
Truss does Trump
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prime minister Liz Truss closed her conference with a speech about things she hated. These included people from north London townhouses who taxi to th...
Ten days to save Liz Truss
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A senior Conservative MP has told The News Agents Liz Truss is facing a critical moment and may have just ten days to save her job. Party discipline a...
The Lady IS for Turning
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Somewhere between the hours of 10pm and midnight, on the opening day of the Conservative conference, a screeching U-turn was made. The Prime Minister,...
Is Liz Truss doomed?
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a chaotic week in British politics. The slide of sterling, Bank of England interventions and a record poll showing a 33-point lead for Lab...
Radio Gaga
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The prime minister crashes the airwaves after crashing the economy. We take stock of how bad this morning's regional morning round was for Liz Truss, ...
IMF, BoE, wtf?
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Make no mistake - the UK economy is crumbling. And this is not at the hands of a crisis beyond these shores. The Prime Minister and her Chancellor's d...
Our Next Prime Minister?
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keir Starmer has just made his bid to be the next UK prime minister - against a backdrop of severe economic chaos. It was a speech heavy on patriotism...
Blackish Monday
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a blustery day in Liverpool and the Labour Party, hosting their conference here, is hoping that means winds of change.The pound fell to its lowes...
The Kwasi budget: Have we all just got poorer?
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kwasi Kwarteng announced a not-so-mini budget today, his first as chancellor. In it, he laid out the Truss government's plans for low taxes and big gr...
Why are rich Russians 'falling out' of windows?
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen". Emily, Jon and Lewis are back in News Agents HQ to pour over so...
Angela Rayner on Starmer, strikes and succession
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A big day for the UK, at home and abroad and Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner joins us in The News Agents HQ. She talks about her relationship with ...
Peter Mandelson on Truss, Starmer and oligarchs
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hours before meeting Liz Truss, Biden tweets that he’s “sick and tired of trickle down economics”. Awkward! We’re joined by Lord Peter Mandels...
Monarchic, Anarchic, Republican or Unmoved?
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have the monarchy and the media got this last week right? And how are we all left feeling now, a week or so on?The last seven days have seen the count...
Should bankers get unlimited bonuses?
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is it a good idea to end the cap on bankers' bonuses? The new chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng seems to think so - why? Would it be grossly unfair when so ma...
Abortion in America
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have the Republicans scored a massive own goal in their attempts to limit women's rights to abortions in the United States? And will this fatally dama...
Police, Power and Protest
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The police have been cracking down on anti-monarchists protesting across the UK. Why? And what does this have to do with Priti Patel's highly controve...
Is Ukraine winning?
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is Ukraine about to win a war no-one thought they could? And, consequently, are Vladimir Putin's days numbered?The tide seems to be turning Europe's m...
The King’s Challenge
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in over 70 years, the United Kingdom's head of state is a King, not a Queen. Charles III begins his reign as a monarch already well...
The End of an Era
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We reflect on Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and discuss King Charles III’s accession to the throne.Producer: Gabriel RadusExecutive Producer: Dino So...
The Queen
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Queen is under close medical attention and with family in Balmoral. We're joined by Andrew Marr, LBC Presenter and the author of The Diamond Queen...
Truss v Starmer: the first showdown
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Truss faces Keir Starmer in Parliament for the first time, and there’s a notable shift in tone at Prime Minister's Questions. Gone is the bluff ...
Liz Truss in Downing Street
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A drought ends in a downpour, and Prime Minister Truss emerges outside Number 10 to deliver a dry economic message. Lewis is in Downing Street, and we...
Can Liz Truss keep the country warm?
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Truss becomes UK Prime Minister with just 81,326 votes of Conservative party members. Has any leader ever come to power with such an array of prob...
The Energy Crisis: Who's to blame?
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has plunged millions into a profound energy crisis. But Russia's war was just the catalyst. What has led us here is a muc...
The Tories - Live at Wembley
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the final showdown between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. We’re back stage at Wembley for the final Tory leadership hustings, hosted by LBC as th...
Our next PM’s nightmare inheritance
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak cross the Downing Street threshold, Britain’s most senior civil servant will take them into the cabinet room to brief ...
Trump: Prison or President?
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump is being investigated by the FBI over a cache of secret documents he squirrelled away at his private residence in Mar-a-Lago. He says he’...
The Emily Maitlis MacTaggart Lecture
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re launching for real on Tuesday 30th, but for now listen to Emily’s keynote lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival, with some post-match analysi...
Introducing...The News Agents
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A sneak peek of what's to come on The News Agents. See you next Tuesday!
The News Agents - The Trailer
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The News Agents - a new daily podcast beginning August 30th hosted by journalists Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall.